Preface

The book deals with topics related to the new trends of research in nuclear science and its subjects. It contains five chapters. The first one is an introductory chapter to explain the na‐ ture and purpose of the book and the logic and significance of its contents. The second chap‐ ter is a concise introduction to the core subject of nuclear science, which is the nuclear reactions. Chapter three addresses some recent advances related to the famous nuclear de‐ tector material namely CdTe. Another new trend of nuclear science research mentioned in this book is contained in chapter four. Joji M. Otaki has investigated the multifaceted biolog‐ ical effects from the tragic Fukushima nuclear accident caused by mother nature to help re‐ searchers understand the correlation of environmental effects on low-dose exposure. In the last chapter, Thomas W. Grimshaw composed an interesting study on the so-called cold nu‐ clear fusion. The book presents recent knowledge on frontier topics of nuclear science re‐ search for chemists, physicists and engineers alike working in the area of nuclear reactors and reactions, applied nuclear materials, and environmental effects. The book provides val‐ uable insights into some modern topics related to nuclear technology and its applications in our daily life. Finally, the book's editors would like to express their gratitude and apprecia‐ tions to the book contributors and IntechOpen Author Service Manager. We hope this book will be a useful addition to the rich body of knowledge available on modern nuclear science and we look forward to a brighter future from its applications and technologies.

> **Nasser Sayed Awwad** Chemistry Department, Faculty of Sciences King Khalid University Abha, Saudi Arabia

**Salem A. AlFaify** Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences King Khalid University Abha, Saudi Arabia

**Chapter 1**

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Nuclear energy is still one of the most thriving technological sectors in our modern life. It is considered by far one of the leading sources of alternative energy. That modern energy many driving forces worldwide are looking for, since, it does not share limitations and setbacks of the current energy sources based on fossil materials which are costly, depletable, and most importantly not environmental friendly. In a recent major interdisciplinary study from the "MIT Future of Series" initiative, a comprehensive report on the future of nuclear energy in a carbon-constrained world was published, suggesting strongly that nuclear energy is a potential solution to the challenge facing our modern world to establish sustainable mechanisms

Many researchers, scientists, and engineers alike on the fields of nuclear science have come with similar conclusions of the MIT study on nuclear energy and insist that more efforts are needed to lower the cost of nuclear technology and optimize its applications in our daily life at the same time. Therefore, many research groups on nuclear science from around the globe are actively working in a variety of fronts to expand the body of knowledge available on nuclear materials and explore new ways for their utilization in modern and futuristic applications. Hence, this book is going to shed light on some of the advances taking place within nuclear science research in recent time. It is a small effort to show interesting results of some modern nuclear science research carried out by bright scientist and research in different parts of the

The book is divided into five chapters. The first one is a short introduction to explain the nature and purpose of the book and the logic and significance of its contents. The second one is a concise introduction to the core subject of nuclear science, which is nuclear reaction. The chapter

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